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Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs (futurism.com)
submitted 23 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26858906

Summary

A leaked TSA email suggests funding for bomb-sniffing dogs has been halted under Elon Musk.

The email states that vet visits, kenneling, and food are "put on hold" until further guidance.

TSA deploys over 1,000 canine teams, with training costing $33,000 per dog.

The funding freeze contradicts Trump’s "tough on crime" stance and coincided with the White House celebrating "K9 Veterans Day."

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This might blow up in his face. In more than one way.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

They want chaos to justify the suspension of all civil rights. Ask me how I know.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

Da, tovarisch

[–] [email protected] 20 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Relevant TV trope : https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KickTheDog

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

That didn't sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often. That could blow up in his face.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

That didn’t sound like the best idea ever for someone using jets so often.

I am sure that he doesn't fly on commercial public transport.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago

🙏

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

nice pun 😙👌

[–] [email protected] 22 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

As a Canadian I welcome their national security cuts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Will you reclaim it for the crown. Can we agree to name half of it new Canada and the other half new Australia I'm sure we would lend some troops to help out our Canadian friends in their conquests for the crown.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

You can't put food "on hold".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Clearly you can

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

You can but the consequences can get pretty extreme.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 22 hours ago

What an absolute cunt.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I'd take the dog home and keep it as a pet. Stop bringing it to work. No bomb dogs at the air ports.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

Are we planning 9/11.2? Do we need to get bombs on board of airplanes, or what is the genius in this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Someone should make him watch this

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

With our luck, he'll wind up also refusing to feed Jim Belushi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

His career would have done that after a year or two if his brother hadn't died

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